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Max Immelmann (21 September 1890 – 18 June 1916) PLM was the first German World War I flying ace. He was a pioneer in fighter aviation and is often mistakenly credited with the first aerial victory using a synchronized gun , which was in fact achieved on 1 July 1915 by the German ace Kurt Wintgens .
- Der Adler von Lille (The Eagle of Lille)
- 1911–1912 (Army), 1914–1916 (Army Air Service)
- Eisenbahnregiment Nr. 2, Eisenbahnregiment Nr. 1, FEA 2, FFA 10, FAA 62
- Oberleutnant
Max Immelmann was given a state funeral and buried in Dresden, his home town. His body was later exhumed, however, and cremated in the Tolkewitz Crematorium. Some 200 German pilots flew Fokker Eindeckers and only three or four (e.g. Max Ritter von Mulzer, Rudolph Berthold, Ernst Freiherr von Althaus) came close to Boelcke and Immelmann in their ...
The first German air ace of the war was Max Immelmann – known as ‘Der Adler von Lille’ – ‘the eagle of Lille’. Over a period of just over a year, he would claim 17 victories until his death on 18 June 1916. Above: a commemorative coin. Born in Dresden on 21 September 1890, Max enrolled in Dresden Cadet School in 1905.
Apr 15, 2012 · Youth. Born in Dresden in 1890, Max Immelmann entered the Dresden Cadet Corps at age fourteen. While he was a gifted engineer, his behavior was unacceptable; he and the army parted ways eight years later. But when war broke out, the 24-year old was brought back into military service. He requested the aviation service, because of its mechanical ...
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The German ace Max Immelmann, in exploiting the superior abilities of his Fokker Eindeker to climb and dive quickly, helped expand aerial combat from the horizontal into the vertical dimension. Immelmann developed what became known as the Immelmann turn, in which an attacking fighter dove past the enemy…. Other articles where Max Immelmann is ...
18 June 1916. Place of Death: Near Lens, France. Cemetery: Dresden, Germany. Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke were awarded the Orden Pour le Mérite on 12 January 1916. Later that year, Immelmann was killed in a dogfight with seven British aircraft. His death, like that of many other aces, was controversial. While the British credited the pilot ...
Jul 15, 2009 · Immelmann, Max. (1890-1916). Born: Dresden, Saxony. Known as "The Eagle of Lille," one of Germany's early aces. Max entered the Dresden Cadet School when he was 15. Fascinated with mechanical devices and engines, he chose to join the 2nd Railway Battalion as an Ensign in 1912. He was promoted to Leutnant des Reserves in July 1914.
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